Adventure on Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Nick Jansen

Ski or hike the Iron Mountain.

Travel + Leisure

Updated January 20, 2017

On the southwestern border of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Iron Mountain can be an otherworldly landscape, especially in the winter, with vast stretches of protected wilderness and Alpine ski areas. It’s got two ski hills (Norway and Pine Mountains), 120 miles of snowmobiling trails, and lit snowshoeing paths. Brave it any time of year for wildlife encounters, historical sites, and only-in-Michigan recreation, which, in the summer, includes underground iron mining train tours, trout fishing, and canoeing excursions.

Norway Mountain

Hit the slopes on one of 17 trails; trek the 1.8-mile mountaintop snowshoe trail or challenge yourself with jumps and a quarter-pipe.

Iron Mountain Iron Mine

Experience iron mining in an underground train tour of 2,600 feet of drifts and tunnels—400 feet below the surface.